Associations to the word «Snarl»

SNARL, noun. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

SNARL, noun. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

SNARL, noun. A growl, as of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds

SNARL, verb. To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

SNARL, verb. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.

SNARL, verb. To embarrass; to ensnare.

SNARL, verb. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

SNARL, verb. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

SNARL UP, verb. (transitive) to entangle

SNARL UP, verb. (intransitive) To become tangled; to become entangled

SNARL UP, verb. (transitive) To block (traffic); to cause (traffic) to be congested.

SNARL UP, verb. (intransitive) (of traffic) to become congested.

SNARL UP, verb. (transitive) To pit into disarray; contort; confuse; muddle up

SNARL, noun. A vicious angry growl.

SNARL, noun. An angry vicious expression.

SNARL, noun. Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations".

SNARL, verb. Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us".

SNARL, verb. Make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us".

SNARL, verb. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord".

SNARL, verb. Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.